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THE
ISLEY BROTHERS est un groupe américain de r'n'b, de doo-wop, de soul
music, de funk-rock, de smooth soul et de quiet storm fondé en 1954 à
Cincinnati dans l'Ohio par RONALD ISLEY (chant, né le 21/05/1941 à
Cincinnati), et ses frères O'KELLY ISLEY (chant, né le 25/12/1937 à
Cincinnati), RUDOLPH ISLEY (chant, né RUDOLPH BERNARD ISLEY le
01/04/1939 à Cincinnati) et VERNON ISLEY (chant).
Ce dernier meurt
tragiquement très rapidement. Le groupe chante alors du gospel dans les
églises. Puis es ISLEY BROTHERS réduits en trio connaîtront leur
premier succès en 1962 avec "TWIST AND SHOUT", repris notamment
par un célèbre quatuor de Liverpool.
1964 marque la
fondation de leur propre label, T-Neck. C'est alors le passage de JIMMY
JAMES qu'on connaitra plus tard sous le nom de JIMI HENDRIX. Signature
chez la Tamla Motown où ils composent le tube "THIS OLD HEART OF MINE"
en 1966.
Mais
se sentant mal managés, la formation quitte la fameuse firme de Detroit
pour New York et la maison de disques Buddha Records.
A la fin de leur
contrat, le groupe signe chez Epic et gagne trois nouveaux membres,
ERNIE ISLEY (batterie/basse/guitare, né le 07/03/1952 à Cincinnati),
MARVIN ISLEY (basse/percussions, né le 18/08/1953 à Englewood dans le
New Jersey) et leur cousin CHRIS JASPER (claviers, né le 30/12/1951 à
Cincinnati) dans le groupe. S’en suivent une série d’albums jusqu’en
1983, date où THE ISLEY BROTHERS se divise en deux parties. Les anciens
gardent le nom et les plus jeunes vont former leur propre groupe les
ISLEY JASPER ISLEY. RUDOLPH se retire pour servir la religion, et
RONALD est rejoint par ERNIE.
O'KELLY
meurt le 31/03/1986 à Alpine dans le New Jersey d'une crise cardiaque.
MARVIN ISLEY nous quitte le 06/06/2010 de complications liés à son
diabète dans un hôpital de Chicago.
1. |
THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON |
1957 |
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2. |
DON'T BE JEALOUS |
1957 |
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3. |
I WANNA KNOW |
1958 |
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4. |
MY LOVE |
1958 |
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5. |
I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR |
1959 |
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6. |
SHOUT |
1959 |
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7. |
RESPECTABLE |
1960 |
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8. |
HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN |
1960 |
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9. |
GYPSY LOVE SONG |
1960 |
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10. |
SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO |
1960 |
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TEACH ME HOW TO SHIMMY |
1961 |
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12. |
STANDING ON THE DANCE FLOOR |
1961 |
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13. |
YOUR OLD LADY |
1961 |
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A FOOL FOR YOU |
1961 |
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15. |
RIGHT NOW |
1962 |
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16. |
TWIST AND SHOUT |
1962 |
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17. |
TWISTIN' WITH LINDA |
1962 |
54 |
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18. |
NOBODY BUT ME |
1963 |
106 |
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I SAY LOVE |
1963 |
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20. |
TANGO |
1963 |
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21. |
SURF AND SHOUT |
1963 |
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22. |
YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE HIM |
1964 |
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23. |
WHO'S THAT LADY |
1964 |
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24. |
TESTIFY PART 1 |
1964 |
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25. |
THE LAST GIRL |
1964 |
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26. |
SIMON SAYS |
1965 |
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27. |
MOVE OVER AND LET ME DANCE |
1965 |
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28. |
LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING |
1966 |
110 |
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THIS OLD HEART OF MINE (IS WEAK FOR
YOU) |
1966 |
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30. |
TAKE SOME TIME OUT FOR LOVE |
1966 |
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31. |
I GUESS I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU |
1966 |
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32. |
GOT TO HAVE YOU BACK |
1967 |
93 |
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33. |
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS |
1967 |
125 |
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34. |
TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS (ROCK ME A LITTLE
WHILE) |
1968 |
121 |
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35. |
BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE |
1968 |
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36. |
PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE |
1969 |
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IT'S YOUR THING |
1969 |
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30 |
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38. |
I TURNED TO YOU |
1969 |
23 |
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39. |
BLACK BERRIES PART 1 |
1969 |
79 |
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40. |
WAS IT GOOD TO YOU? |
1969 |
83 |
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41. |
BLESS YOUR HEART |
1969 |
105 |
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42. |
KEEP ON DOIN' |
1970 |
75 |
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43. |
IF HE CAN, YOU CAN |
1970 |
113 |
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44. |
GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS, BOYS WILL BE BOYS |
1970 |
75 |
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45. |
GET INTO SOMETHING |
1970 |
89 |
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46. |
FREEDOM |
1970 |
72 |
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47. |
WARPATH |
1971 |
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48. |
LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH <<< repr. de
STEPHEN STILLS |
1971 |
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SPILL THE WINE <<< repr.
d'ERIC BURDON |
1971 |
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50. |
LAY LADY LAY <<< repr. de
BOB DYLAN |
1971 |
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LAY-AWAY |
1972 |
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52. |
POP THAT THANG |
1972 |
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53. |
WORK TO DO |
1972 |
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IT'S TOO LATE |
1973 |
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55. |
THAT LADY PART 1 |
1973 |
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14 |
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WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO |
1973 |
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SUMMER BREEZE PART 1 |
1974 |
60 |
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THE HIGHWAYS OF MY LIFE |
1974 |
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59. |
LIVE IT UP PART 1 |
1974 |
52 |
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MIDNIGHT SKY PART 1 |
1974 |
73 |
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61. |
FIGHT THE POWER PART 1 |
1975 |
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FOR THE LOVE OF YOU |
1975 |
22 |
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63. |
WHO LOVES YOU BETTER PART 1 |
1976 |
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HARVEST FOR THE WORLD |
1976 |
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THE PRIDE |
1977 |
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LIVIN' IN THE LIFE |
1977 |
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67. |
VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS |
1977 |
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TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE |
1978 |
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GROOVE WITH YOU |
1978 |
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70. |
SHOWDOWN PART 1 |
1978 |
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I WANNA BE WITH YOU PART 1 |
1979 |
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72. |
WINNER TAKES ALL |
1979 |
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IT'S A DISCO NIGHT (ROCK DON'T STOP) |
1979 |
90 |
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74. |
DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT (IT'S TIME FOR LOVE) |
1980 |
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75. |
HERE WE GO AGAIN PART 1 |
1980 |
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SAY YOU WILL PART 1 |
1980 |
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WHO SAID |
1980 |
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78. |
HURRY UP AND WAIT |
1981 |
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I ONCE HAD YOUR LOVE (AND I CAN'T LET GO) |
1981 |
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80. |
INSIDE YOU PART 1 |
1981 |
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WELCOME INTO MY HEART |
1982 |
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82. |
THE REAL DEAL |
1982 |
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83. |
IT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME |
1982 |
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84. |
ALL IN MY LOVER'S EYES |
1983 |
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85. |
BETWEEN THE SHEETS |
1983 |
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86. |
CHOOSEY LOVER |
1983 |
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87. |
I NEED YOUR BODY |
1983 |
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88. |
LET'S MAKE LOVE TONIGHT |
1984 |
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89. |
COLDER ARE MY NIGHTS |
1985 |
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90. |
MAY I |
1986 |
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SMOOTH SAILIN' TONIGHT |
1987 |
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92. |
COME MY WAY |
1987 |
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I WISH |
1987 |
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94. |
IT TAKES A GOOD WOMAN |
1988 |
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95. |
SPEND THE NIGHT (CE SOIR) |
1989 |
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96. |
YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE |
1989 |
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97. |
ONE OF A KIND |
1990 |
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98. |
SENSITIVE LOVER |
1992 |
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99. |
WHATEVER TURNS YOU ON |
1992 |
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100. |
I'M SO PROUD |
1994 |
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101. |
LET'S LAY TOGETHER |
1996 |
93 |
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102. |
FLOATIN' ON YOUR LOVE (avec ANGELA WINBUSH) |
1996 |
47 |
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103. |
TEARS |
1996 |
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104. |
CONTAGIOUS (feat. R. KELLY) |
2001 |
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105. |
SECRET LOVER |
2001 |
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106. |
WHAT WOULD YOU DO (feat. R. KELLY) |
2003 |
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BUSTED (feat. JS) |
2003 |
112 |
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108. |
JUST CAME HERE TO CHILL |
2006 |
108 |
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109. |
BLAST OFF (feat. R. KELLY) |
2006 |
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110. |
WINTER WONDERLAND <<<
repr. de RICHARD HIMBER
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2007 |
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LOVE, PEACE, HAPPINESS (avec SANTANA) |
2017 |
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